How often do we see a person a failure in academics, giving up
mid-way and then going on to become a Ph.D holder and he himself
ending up in a teaching profession? And all this due to one mans
constan...

How often do we see a person a failure in academics, giving up mid-way and then going on to become a Ph.D holder and he himself ending up in a teaching profession? And all this due to one mans constant motivation.

Yes, this is the story of V Kathiresan, from a small village in India who was the driver to Dr.Kalam, the former President of India during his tenure as the the director of DRLB(Defence Research and Development Laboratory).

When a person of Dr. Kalams stature advices, it is very evident that even failures become successful. Such is the power of Dr. Kalams words that his constant motivation to V Kathiresan to continue to pursue his studies made the driver to go all the way and become a professor himself.

Dr. Kalam said I could become a teacher if I had those degrees. He also told me to do a doctorate, so that I could become a lecturer in college, says Kathiresan.

The fire inside him that Kalam had ignited continues to burn, and has made what Kathiresan what he is today. He strives to continue that legacy Dr. Kalam has left behind and bring the best out of his students today.

Kathiresan is one of many minds that Dr. Kalam has ignited and many more is to follow.